Howarthia caelestis caelestis (Leech, 1890)

Zhuang, Hailing, Yago, Masaya & Wang, Min, 2015, Theclini butterflies from Weixi, China, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), Zootaxa 3985 (1), pp. 142-150 : 144

Howarthia caelestis caelestis (Leech, 1890)

( Figs. 14, 15 , 34 )

Thecla caelestis Leech, 1890 , Entomologist, 23 (325), 191.

Material examined. 1 ♂, Weixi, Yunnan, 17. VII. 2013, 2870 m, leg Wang Min. 3 ♂♂, Weixi, Yunnan, 16. VII. 2013, 2870 m, leg Huang Zhenfu. 1 ♀, Weixi, Yunnan, 16. VII. 2013, 2870 m, leg Zhuang Hailing.

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 27. Adults of Theclini, 2 – 3. Chrysozephyrus fujiokai fujiokai. 2. upperside. 3. underside. 4 – 5. Chrysozephyrus souleanus angustimargo. 4. upperside. 5. underside. 6 – 7. Chrysozephyrus watsoni inflatus. 6. upperside. 7. underside. 8 – 9. Esakiozephyrus icana koiwayai. 8. upperside. 9. underside. 10 – 11. Favonius leechi. 10. upperside. 11. underside. 12 – 13. Favonius taxila. 12. upperside. 13. underside. 14 – 15. Howarthia caelestis caelestis. 14. upperside. 15. underside. 16 – 17. Kameiozephyrus neis. 16. upperside. 17. underside. 18 – 19. Neozephyrus dubernardi. 18. upperside. 19. underside. 20 – 21. Noseozephyrus lisus sp. n.. 20. Holotype, upperside. 21. Holotype underside. 22 – 23. Shirozuozephyrus fibonacci sp. n.. 22. Holotype, upperside. 23. Holotype, underside. 24 – 25. Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis machimurai. 24. upperside. 25. underside. 26 – 27. Teratozephyrus hecale. 26. upperside. 27. underside.

FIGURES 28 – 40. Male genitalia of Theclini, left: genitalia right: aedeagus (lateral view). 28. Chrysozephyrus fujiokai fujiokai (reversed valva), 29. Chrysozephyrus souleanus angustimargo (reversed valva), 30. Chrysozephyrus watsoni inflatus, 31. Esakiozephyrus icana koiwayai, 32. Favonius leechi, 33. Favonius. taxila, 34. Howarthia caelestis caelestis, 35. Kameiozephyrus neis (reversed valva), 36. Neozephyrus dubernardi, 37. Noseozephyrus lisus sp. n., 38. Shirozuozephyrus fibonacci sp. n., 39. Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis machimurai, 40. Teratozephyrus hecale.